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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ns807:
My HD2 was orignally running the Topix rom fine for about 3/4 months, but one day it starts playing up and not booting properly. So i wiped the phone using MTTY (task 29), but now i cant re-install any roms, the installation hangs at 3-4% and the HTC sign during installation looks fuzzy andthe phone reboots into the bootloader.

Ive tried changing radios, but again, the installation hangs.

The bootloader screen looks weird it reads:

a-_aaa-_a HX-BC

SPL-1.42.HSPL XE

0x05

CortullaHSPL 0x30

Currently the phone has been wiped, i.e. there is no OS on it, just the bootloader screen.

Ive tried flashing back to the original SPL using the SD card method, but when i try booting, the phone restarts once the screen goes grey and gets to 'checking'.

Is there any way to fix this? Any help will be really appreciated!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
will the phone connect to the PC in bootloader mode?

Try flashing a radio over USB, just the radio, not the whole rom, see if that changes your bootloader,
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ns807:
The phone does connect to the PC in bootloader mode, but the phone reboots after a few seconds of starting the radio flash, the same things happens when trying to flash a new rom.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJGurth:
hspl

id reinstall hspl see if that works if the writing changes then try flashing a new rom

otherwise it sounds like your doomed
[Legend General] duckdown:
Hey all, new HTC Legend owner here and am absolutely loving the phone, but jsut had a quick question. I went into gmail and assigned some contacts (since I sync from gmail for contacts list) some pictures so our SMS chats would look pretty. And they do look pretty, but I can't figure out how to assign an avatar to MYSELF.

What I mean is, take a look at this chat message I'm having with a friend

She has a pretty rose for her picture but why do I look like a seuxal predator?? How do I change that!!

Thanks in advance all!!
[Legend General] noobdeagle:
Mine was like this for a while then it suddenly just started showing my avatar try resting your avatar in Google then force a re sync. Mine only started showing once I changed my fb image so give it a go
[Legend General] delicb:
I don't use stock messaging app (I don't even have it installed), but I can tell you that handcent has option to add your picture.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] vega236:
plz help me to update my soft phone

how to update

programs which i need to update ROM

and ROM cleaned , working on my phone normally

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
While playing movies, for example, I want to capture the screen as a still picture. Same goes for a piece of info that I see on the webpage, etc.

In the iPhone environment,users could just press the power and home button simultaneously to capture it as a photo.

Is there anything like that on Android?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
I only know one way and that requires root , then download app from market "Shootme"
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Thanks for the info. Do you then assign a hardware button to do the capture? No problem capturing a movie while it is playing?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
"Shootme" works by shacking phone left and right , i did not try capturing a movie but it should work it captures everything else on screen, there are more apps in market capable capturing screenshots , they all need root to best of my knowledge.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Shaking is a good way, as long as the orientation is not upset by it I guess.

Having go root the phone is a pity. Does anyone know of a non-root solution?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terrorblind:
I dont have root either and i looked for screenshoot app as well, but i wasnt able to find any..

-TB-
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenkiller:
It's due to Android's security settings that root is required to take screenshots.

No other way around it for now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakine:
Read this thread, in the first post there is a link on how to take screenshots through the android SDK:

The screenshot thread
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Wow, does it have to be this complicated just to capture screen?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakine:
Just root the phone already it only takes 2 minutes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Done!

You're a great help dakine. I appreciate this very much.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
LOL! it'll funny to see a screen captured all fuzzy because of the shaking :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensi_:
you just enable debugging mode and connect, then use the android SDK
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nazrazr:
[Q] Screenshot in 2.1

anyone know how to make screenshot on SGS or is there any app that i can dowload coz i dont find it in the market..(only for rooted phone) and i am not thinking to root my phone coz i dont know how and why i muss do that......anyway my sgs is the european version....not us....please show me how or advice why root is so important.....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
all screen shots requires root

i use shootme, excellent app
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XavAcid:
I use screenshot, works well for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mstrandbo:
Just wait for 2.2 if you don't want to root, since it will allow you to take a screenshot with .. I think it was the back-button and home-button.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firezero:
I use this too and it's a real cool app.Just shake the phone and you're done!:cool::D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mouaz10:
Push Last after that push Home for 1 secod (Last still pushed)

When you let the Last button, the screen is registred
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
that only works in 2.2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmfpdlemalnz@hotmail.com:
[Q] how to take screenshot??

Hello, I know there is screenshot function in froyo. I have done so by pressing home+back buttons simultaneously. But I have found it very hard to get right timing. Is there like a specific sequence I don't know about?

Any help appreciated

Cheers
[HD2 General] Wdave:
Thats my HD2 as of now, Now i just want the general opinion if i should put white carbon fiber on the top and bottom on the device as a contrast. Heres a picture of the different types of vinyl could buy.

I'm wondering What would look best or Not to put anymore carbon fiber vinyl on my device.
[HD2 General] ozmoran:
looks pretty sharp like that but I would go with the same pattern if it matches up for the top and bottom I think that would look nice
[HD2 General] conantroutman:
I wish there was a white version......
[HD2 General] Wdave:
The Whole thing white?
[HD2 General] QBANBOY407:
me too. white is sexy :)
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
Personally, I don't like any colour or pattern. But if you`ve already begun, you should go for it and fully change it to only one colour scheme.

Once again, I wouldn`t go for this if I were to choose, but that`s just my opinion...
[HD2 General] conantroutman:
All white! alwight....... :D

Chavtastic! That's my style, cheap and nasty!
[HD2 General] aescobar900:
man that looks very sharp where can i get my hands on the black one :)
[HD2 General] reborn_hi:
I vote for the white . Anyway I find it cooler if you can get the top and bottom in carbon too.

:D if you happen to do that please draw us a template for it thanks!
[HD2 General] Metastable:
www.Carbonfibergear.com per the picture

I'd say go with the white.
[HD2 General] aescobar900:
I could not find just the battery cover I dont want the full cover case. ( just like the one in the pic that covers only the battery) Can u give me the exact link please I appreciate it.
[HD2 General] Metastable:
He purchased the Vinyl and then placed it over the original cover. They don't actually sell the case for the phone.

Here's the link to the Vinyl

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/direct/3m-di-noc-carbon-fiber-vinyl
[HD2 General] aescobar900:
8 bucks thats not bad at all im still not sure to get black silver or white, how easy was it to apply and does it stay on nice and tight?
[HD2 General] DrATty:
I like this modification. It matches my carbon fibre multi-pen and other accessories (www.netcomposites.com). Unfortunately I don't have much use for the pen now - the stylus nib is for resistive screens only.
[HD2 General] fi3ry_icy:
there is a new post on xda about some1 doing the same thing for evo 4g..
[HD2 General] Wdave:
Well it was relatively easy to put on the battery case, It's kind of time consuming if you want to be anal with it. So far the thing has stayed in place and looks great, People have been giving me compliments for it, they say it looks great :D.

All you really need to put it on is a sharp hobby knife to cut it to size. Just take the battery case off the phone and cut it to shape. I mainly got the inspiration from that thread Here.
[HD2 General] harvsurrey:
did mine like that about a year ago , and my netbook and my laptop .....

both the netbook and laptop are just the top covers , and the HD is just the battery cover ......
[Droid X Android Development] mike2246:
Is there anyway to get rid of the stupid Motorola Dialer and load any of the T-9 Dialing HTC Dialer's? I've seen and tried AtakePhone and DialerOne and don't really care for them.
[Droid X Android Development] nindoja:
You can't load any of the HTC dialer apps because they all tie into the Sense framework.
[Droid X Android Development] jadambpharm:
Just out of curiosity... what didn't you like about DialerOne? I've been using it for a bit and, while not as good as the HTC options, I find it much better than the Moto Dialer.
[Droid X Android Development] mortymouse:
I liked Dialer1 on my Eris, but really love the stock dialer on the DX
[Droid X Android Development] bblanski:
Has anyone been able to set dialer one as default dialer? Also after you start it the screen will go to contacts no matter what the setting is.
[Droid X Android Development] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I downloaded Dialer one and install yesterday with no problem.

First time I went to the dialer, the launcher asked which dialer, and allowed me to set dialer one as default. Been working fine so far.
[Droid X Android Development] Rob_Storm:
Dialer One rocks! I love how I can use the keypad to find a contact. That was the one thing I missed having since upgrading my O2.
[Droid X Android Development] bblanski:
Seems to be working now. Sweet
[Touch HD General] Ogredani:
Is it possible to assign a specific program for long pressing the home hardware button? It would be fantastic to switch between programs easily by accessing a list of open programs by long pressing home.

Android has a version of that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPHUyPOwVU @ 0:48
[HD2 General] soccerman77:
On the Facebook app, how do I search for people?

Thanks
[HD2 General] throback87:
I don't think you can through the app you will have to log onto the internet and get to it.
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
You most certainly can.

Once one the main page, hit the menu soft key and then Search.

I'm running version 1.1.0.17, which is not the stock app, rather the one on Windows Marketplace. Most Popular. Do not recall if the stock app had this feature or not.
[HD2 General] toreone:
I just looked in the marketplace and they have a version 1.2
[HD2 General] tai4de2:
I'm pretty sure that when you install "1.2" you actually get 1.1.0.17.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kraftey:
Well I've actually been playing sims3... pretty fun time killer actually. I keep getting heap errors... maybe it has something to do with the game thinking it has 512mb to use but android only making 256mb available?

Anyone else? Any fixes (besides rooting and changing the memory available)

(I'll do some cross referencing of posts here)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=730107

After reading that it seems like I should mention I don't have the directory hack (nor do I have my phone rooted). I'm pretty far into the game too, doesn't usually happen unless something memory intensive in the game happens.

Copied down the error from the last time it happened too. Not a typo, the first number is always less than the second:

Heap 2 out of memory. Allocating 652 bytes but only 1000 available (500 LFB). Increase icf setting [s3e] MemSize2 (current value is 5000000).
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Argusi:
I think this may be your issue, also...

Sims 3 install error "Couldn't clear application caches"

Edit: Sorry, didn't see your update until after I posted. We were a couple minutes off of each other. :o
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] uniqueblinds:
I am having the exact same issues and can't resolve. please help
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] fragimar:
Same problem here. It started happening a lot when I upgraded my house. I think its too much memory for the device, or at least it thinks so. Hope this gets fixed.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jon6206:
This is happening to me now right after the 2nd house upgrade while trying to rearrange my kitchen. Anybody got a fix? This version of the game is supposed to be optimized from the vibrant LOL
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] mikey98277:
I had some issue's prior to the hack to make my phone faster with buying mode crashing, but now with the speed hack it happens just in normal game play, hope a new hack comes out that dosnt use so much memory up in the process.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] lund0529:
Okay, not much of a "fix" but here's what I did to get around it.

I had been getting the error everytime I tried to fix my fridge or cook a meal. I had the second house upgrade and had been working on my gardening skills.

I uprooted my whole garden and haven't had the issue since. I don't know if it was specifically related to the garden, or was just enough to bring me below the threshold of too much stuff in the house.

YMMV. Good luck!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] mikey98277:
I tried this and uprooted my entire garden and then proceeded to move and buy furniture and have not had the heap error since, not much testing, but i moved everything in my house and bought some new stuff, and no error. I could never get through moving 2 things, or buying 2 things or one of each without the error, now just did about 50 in a row and no issues!!! Garden eats up too much memory I guess. Great find. I hope they fix this in the next update.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] mikey98277:
.accidently reposted same post when i hit the back button, so deleting it
[Droid Incredible General] liquidbud:
Just realized that in the last 35 hours my phone hasn't slept a wink. Went into Spare Parts and checked partial wake usage and MyLock was at the top of the list at 100%.

If anyone is having sleep issues, you might want to check this out.

*Sent via Tapatalk on my Incredible

Edit: for spelling error...
[Droid Incredible General] Reddog80p:
If you want a good alternative lockscreen app try widgetlocker.
[Droid X General] MasonStorm:
I'm a wannabe WinMo convert, and my new Droid X will arrive later today. As I surf the web trying to be as ready as possible for the transition, I'm struck by the fact that Android doesn't sync directly with Outlook. And to shortcut the immediate responses, I will never want to sync my personal & private info with "The Cloud" for all the world of hackers to see. The number of times (just within the past year alone) that we've all seen news reports of some supposedly secure Big Brother company having its servers hacked and its users' personal info stolen, means that cloud sync is not now - and may well never really be - a secure option.

From what I can gather from several hours of scouring the reviews, the cobbled-together 3rd-party apps that attempt to allow one to sync an Android phone directly to one's own computer - either via WiFi, BT or a USB cable - all fall short in some critical way or other, such as not including all of Outlook's data fields for a Contact. The data never appears on the phone, and when syncing back to the PC, those particular fields get erased on the PC too! So there's only limited success with "The Missing Sync" & "CompanionLink." (And Android-Sync is still a pre-alpha.)

This leads to the question. What desktop PIM software do you all use --- BESIDES Outlook?

Thanks!
[Droid X General] onelifexv:
Why don't you directly sync your X with the exchange server you're connected to with Outlook?
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
He didn't indicate he had an exchange server. Just Outlook on his desktop.

Mason,

As much as I agree with your privacy arguments (and believe me, my friends and associates argue about this all the time), I just don't think Android is going to be fully functional for you if don't "let it go" and put those contacts on your google account.

I went through this when Droid 1 Launched. I had all of my data on my exchange server, and refused to move it to Google. Android 2.01 worked with exchange, but just barely. The whole process frustrated me, and I ended up taking the phone back and getting a TouchPro2.

Since then, I've given in and begun migrating my company info over to Google Apps. I still have my exchange server in the meantime, but all of my mail, etc is going through Google Apps for Domains. This time around, with Droid X, my sync experience is working a lot better.

I know that's not what you want to hear. But if your not willing to put your data in Google's hands (and I don't really blame you for not wanting to), then take the phone back and wait for the new Win Phone 7 devices.
[Droid X General] MasonStorm:
Thanks for your replies. I also used the Touch Pro2 earlier this year, and more recently, the LG Fathom. The latter may be the last of the WinMo 6.5 phones, and that's really a shame, since it really worked well, just lacking HTC's Sense, Motorola's sound quality, and the latest generation's innovative 4.3" capacitive screens. Of course it synced perfectly, and all contacts were immediately available for voice command dialing on the phone.

Today I downloaded the trial of CompanionLink and installed DejaOffice on the Droid X. After the proper setup - which includes setting the Droid X to be in "USB Mass Storage" mode when connected via USB to the PC - it was able to sync calendar, contacts, notes and tasks.

BUT only in a manner of speaking. I promptly found out that I couldn't voice dial any of my contacts. Neither Calendar nor Contacts were sync'd with the Droid X's native Android apps; that required another, VERY long sync, having gone into DejaOffice's Sync Settings and selecting the options to ALSO sync with the Android native apps. And although I went into the Droid X's settings and deselected the option to sync my Google/G-mail account, I still suspect that my information went to the cloud - even though I didn't want it to - since the arrows under the Droid X's "3G" icon in the notification tray were gray the whole time, indicating data transmission. And despite all that, some of my contacts still mysteriously didn't make it into the native app, although they were in DejaContacts. So to voice dial someone inparticular, I STILL had to enter their contact info manually into the native Android contact app.

And all of my categories for all of my Notes were somehow stripped away when the Notes transferred into the Droid X; so now, they're all unfiled.

I don't know if I'm willing to put up with these headaches on a regular basis. But the preliminary reviews of Windows Phone 7 are very disappointing, and it can only be a matter of time before WM6.5 becomes so neglected that it's no longer usable. Oh well.

Zaphod! I remember fondly the Isaac Asimov novels. :)
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
"It's like Deja Vu, All over again." These are the exact issues and problems I ran into in my first encounter with Droid. At the time, I felt like the TP2 was a viable alternative to the Droid (wasn't nearly as fast, but had nice screen, better keyboard, etc.) so I just bailed out.

Much like you, I don't believe there is a viable alternative any longer. I too have no enthusiasm for Win Phone 7, and highly doubt that any advanced hardware is going to come with win 6.5X at this time.

I will also pass along this small piece of advice. Either embrace the cloud, or dump the phone. The more 'interconnects' you put between you and your data, the more frustrating this will be. It would be shame to have all of this power, and then limit its potential.
[Droid X General] symyn:
Instead of starting a new thread I thought this would be the best place to ask. First time Android user long time WM user so excuse my ignorance. I have an exchange / outlook setup that is working great with the corp sync of android but I have Notes that of course MS thought it was a good idea not to sync OTA. I used to connect my WM phone via BT or USB and sync the Notes with ActiveSync every couple of days or so to make sure they were updated on both device and Outlook. I know I can't use ActiveSync, what kind of solution does Android provide for this type of sync? I am open to anything as long as it is free as I don't really want to spend money on something that used to be free under WM.
[Droid X General] symyn:
Anyone? No one coming from a TP2 used notes?
[Droid X General] MasonStorm:
I tried once more to sync the X locally, using the Mark/Space Missing Sync software (which requires Fliq Notes & Fliq Calendar to be installed on the phone, and Missing Sync on both the phone and the desktop). This too proved entirely too problematic, with ridiculously erroneous syncs that proved entirely unreliable for a business user.

It took another day of wrangling/justifying/coming to terms, but I finally relented and took Zaphod's advice to embrace the Cloud. gSyncit has proven to be a reliable, easy-to-use sync app for me, but it does require sending all of your stuff to Google, and then setting the phone to sync with Google. Calendar & Contacts work fine, and Notes works by syncing to Google Docs. The latter is then synced to the phone using the GDocs app, downloaded from the Marketplace. I've abandoned Tasks for now, but apparently it can sync by creating a 2nd calendar - a Tasks Calendar - in Google Calendar.
[Droid X General] t0adman:
I'm also battling this Outlook to Droid X sync issue. I've come to realize the "best" way to resolve this is to give into Google's global domination plan and simply use my Google Calendar to sync via the cloud. However, I'm worried about duplication of meetings (which has happened in the past with the Dx using CompanionLink and DejaOffice, and with WM6.5 on my Imagio). My other question/issue is whether my contacts associated with my Gmail account have to be merged and subsequently synced with all my business contacts. My Gmail contacts include almost 1,000 email addresses, many of which I never use and don't recognize.

I'm also running Outlook 2007 with Win 7 64-bit. I've tried using Google Calendar Sync but it doesn't play nicely with 64-bit Win 7 (I guess that one sneaked up on Google?).

Any input is appreciated.